mkhan po: 1 definition
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mkhan po means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systemsmkhan po (མཁན་པོ) (Tibetan; in Sanskrit: upadhyāya) — (lit. “Preceptor”) — At the time of monastic ordination, the officiating monk who actually confers the vows. In Tibetan tradition, it is the most common term for the abbot of a monastic community
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Po.
Full-text: Preceptor, Upadhyaya, Buddhapala, Karagupta, Buddhashrishanti.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing mkhan po; (plurals include: mkhan pos). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
The History of Dzongsar Shedra in East Tibet < [Introduction Text]
Interview With Khenpo Ape < [Introduction Text]
Interview With Khenpo Pema Sherab < [Introduction Text]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
13. Extensive Propagation of the “distant lineage” in Khams < [Introduction]
Text 18.5 (Commentary) < [Chapter 18 (Text And Commentary)]
Text 18.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 18 (Text And Commentary)]
Karandavyuha Sutra (by Mithun Howladar)
Part 2 - Historical Importance of Mantra in Tibet < [Appendix 3 - Six-Syllabled Mantra]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 29 - Sonam Gyatso (i): Birth < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 1c - The Zur Geneology (xiv): Yung ston pa < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 1c - The Zur Geneology (xi): Zhig po bdud rtsi < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Wrinkles in Time: On the Vagaries of Mi la ras pa’s Dates < [Volume 74 (2013)]
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
6. Nyatri Tsanpo as descendant of Theurang [Tib: The'u rang] < [Chapter 3 - Nyatri Tsanpo; The First King of Tibet]
4. Nyatri Tsanpo as descendant of Indian Shakya kings < [Chapter 3 - Nyatri Tsanpo; The First King of Tibet]
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